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Paul Skenes didn't hear Pirates GM Ben Cherington say that trading him to give the club an influx of position player talent is "not at all part of the conversation." When someone relayed Cherington's comments to him, the 22-year-old ace laughed.

Pete Crow-Armstrong's first career grand slam in the seventh inning of Friday's 13-6 win over the Reds made him the first Cubs player since runs batted in became an official stat in 1920 to have two games with at least six RBIs in a month.

Mark Vientos, who was scratched from Friday's game with abdominal soreness, and Brandon Nimmo, who left with a stiff neck, are uncertain to play Saturday.

Ronald Acuña Jr. crushed his first pitch 467 feet for a home run in his dramatic return to the Braves on Friday night, almost one year after he tore his left ACL.

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to face hitters Saturday for the first time in his recovery from right elbow surgery.

Lefty reliever Jake Diekman is retiring after a 13-year MLB career in which he made 705 appearances for nine teams.

Mired in a nine-game losing streak, the Athletics shook up their roster Friday and called up five players, including highly touted prospect Denzel Clarke.

Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBIs, hitting a three-run homer in the sixth inning and a grand slam in a 13-run eighth to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles 19-5 Friday in a day-night doubleheader opener.

Guardians pitcher Ben Lively will undergo Tommy John reconstruction surgery on his right elbow and will miss the rest of the season, the team announced Friday.

Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman was removed in the fifth inning of Friday afternoon's game against the Orioles with right quad tightness.

The White Sox have optioned Andrew Vaughn to Triple-A in an effort to get the struggling slugger on track. Outfielders Andrew Benintendi (calf) and Mike Tauchman (hamstring) are also back from the IL.

Left-hander Aaron Ashby was activated from the 15-day injured list Friday by the Brewers, who optioned reliever Carlos Rodriguez to Triple-A Nashville.

The Braves officially activated former MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. from the injured list ahead of Friday's series opener against the visiting Padres.

One day after Red Sox reliever Liam Hendriks took to social media to condemn offensive messages made against him and his family, manager Alex Cora empathized with his player.

Twins shortstop Carlos Correa passed concussion protocol and was reinstated from the 7-day injured list ahead of a three-game series against the Royals that begins Friday night.

Two days after placing Dylan Crews on the 10-day injured list, the Nationals lost another outfielder with Jacob Young landing on the 10-day IL with a left shoulder AC sprain.

The Royals designated veteran right fielder Hunter Renfroe for assignment on Friday and recalled infielder Nick Loftin from Triple-A Omaha.

Colorado has been dreadful in 2025. Doug Greenberg explores why sportsbooks are just as unhappy about that as Rockies fans.

Betts is climbing the all-time WAR list the same way Trout once was. We examine the two and dive into which players similarly ruled previous eras.

Last year's NLCS teams are about to meet again. We break down how they've played so far -- and what might happen the rest of the way.